i'm really meant to be working but instead i've been skiving and reading through threads i don't often look at (so it's all you guy's fault that i've done nothing). i had a pen and a pad on my lap at the time and ended up doodling a couple of you.

@DC - I've studied classical Japanese MA for about 35 years, mostly a very small and not well known system of jujutsu (actually a sogo budo that includes several weapons in addition to the grappling/throwing), but also have done MJER iai and am currently studying Shinto Hatakage Ryu iai and Shinto Muso Ryu jodo (the pic is from a SMR jodo gathering in Kashima, japan, at the Kashima Shrine).

@stsparky It's not so much what i truly want as finding that putting highlights in was a very bad idea (or it was done very poorly) because it is constantly dry, tangling and breaking now, despite special care.

@FC Are there stylists who understand Asian hair where you are? You could shampoo with raw eggs, beef peptides or beer and see if the hair returns to "health" ... Best of luck with it. Add wheat germ to your breakfast intake and see if that helps your roots.